Be careful when you get what you ask for… Especially when others believe they deserve the prize more than you. And some will do everything necessary to get what they want, even murder. Duncan’s confidence has failed to account for a paranoid High Priest, a jealous King unhappy with the way the people have taken to this stranger, and a certain ambitious Priest who wants nothing better than to get rid of the High Priest and Duncan at the same time. Unfortunately, Vix, Gambria’s High Priest, has a more immediate problem. He must eliminate Duncan before the contest reveals Vix is a fraud. It’s time to call in assassins and eliminate this obnoxious threat. And where is Alexis when you need her? Unhappy with a woman as Berserker, especially one who is untested in battle and still learning the language, King Diad tells his Battle Commander to place her on a weak flank against the Rugian army. Hopefully, they can take care of the problem and Gambria can find a new Berserker. Then there’s Bradwr, King Diad’s brother, who believes Diad is no longer worthy of being king and has determined that the title is now within his reach. This is a revamping of a former series titled Wolf 359. The Misfit series is geared to a wider audience and age groups.
A science-fantasy adventure series! With their spaceship destroyed, the remaining two survivors of a failed colonization mission jettison down to a planet with the hope they can survive. Duncan, a bookish linguist, and Alexis, a beautiful gladiator in the prime of her career, suddenly find themselves drawn into the struggles between two warring kingdoms. Their fortunes improve when Alexis’ combat skills are discovered, and she is challenged by the nation’s berserker who underestimates his opponent and pays dearly for it. Yet no sooner is she awarded his position, title, and wealth when she is called upon to lead the nation’s warriors in the first full scale battle she has ever experienced, against an enemy who take no prisoners. With the very real possibility that Alexis might not survive the battle, Duncan is left alone to fend for himself. Calling himself a Wizard of the Universe, he is brought before the Council of Prelates to explain his obvious heresy. Deftly answering their questions, he throws caution to the wind and challenges the nation’s High Priest to a contest of divine favor. The one who calls down thunder and lightning from the sky is the chosen one of God and becomes the nation’s High Priest. The loser dies. This is a revamping of a former series titled Wolf 359. The Misfit series is geared to a wider audience and age groups.
Frustrated with their efforts to retrieve the wayward time travelers, Time Travel Incorporated (TTI) decides to solve the problem with a more permanent solution. If you can’t bring them back, eliminate them where they are. An assassination team is sent to the past with the mission of tying up loose ends. Meanwhile, hoping TTI will finally accept that they will never come back and leave them alone, Erik and Tone settle down on the farm that Jarl Halfdan has given him. Unfortunately, Jarl Thorsten believes he has a claim to the farm and decides to exercise that claim by sending battle-hardened men to challenge Erik to individual combat. Much to Thorsten’s dismay, Erik not only defeats all challengers, he manages to gain another farm deep in Thorsten’s jarldom. Thorsten’s solution? Kidnap Tone. Just as Tone risked her life to find him, Erik must now risk his life to rescue the only woman he has ever truly loved.
From the creator of the popular rock 'n' roll true crime podcast, Disgraceland comes an off-kilter, hysterical, at times macabre book inspired by true stories from the highly entertaining underbelly of music history. You may know Jerry Lee Lewis married his thirteen-year-old cousin but did you know he shot his bass player in the chest with a shotgun or that a couple of his wives died under extremely mysterious circumstances? Or that Sam Cooke was shot dead in a seedy motel after barging into the manager's office naked to attack her? Maybe not. Would it change your view of him if you knew that, or would your love for his music triumph? Real rock stars do truly insane thing and invite truly insane things to happen to them; murder, drug trafficking, rape, cannibalism and the occult. We allow this behavior. We are complicit because a rock star behaving badly is what's expected. It's baked into the cake. Deep down, way down, past all of our self-righteous notions of justice and right and wrong, when it comes down to it, we want our rock stars to be bad. We know the music industry is full of demons, ones that drove Elvis Presley, Phil Spector, Sid Vicious and that consumed the Norwegian Black Metal scene. We want to believe in the myths because they're so damn entertaining. Disgraceland is a collection of the best of these stories about some of the music world's most beloved stars and their crimes. It will mix all-new, untold stories with expanded stories from the first two seasons of the Disgraceland podcast. Using figures we already recognize, Disgraceland shines a light into the dark corners of their fame revealing the fine line that separates heroes and villains as well as the danger Americans seek out in their news cycles, tabloids, reality shows and soap operas. At the center of this collection of stories is the ever-fascinating music industry--a glittery stage populated by gangsters, drug dealers, pimps, groupies with violence, scandal and pure unadulterated rock 'n' roll entertainment.
Two souls, one destiny. Their royal parents assassinated, two young siblings are separated and hidden to protect their future and the future of their kingdom. Only when their adoptive families are murdered do they discover the truth of their heritage. Now it is time to reclaim what is theirs. But to do that, they will need an army - and magic. With many interested in their royal roots, they must decide who can be trusted ... and who is trying to kill them. Throne of Deceit is the first book in the series Dragons of Isentol, a tale of dragons, magic, and a growing rebellion against tyranny. Fans of the following books and series are known to enjoy this epic fantasy series: Dragonlance Chronicles Dragons of Autumn Twilight Dragons of Spring Dawning Dragons of Winter Night Dragons of Summer Flame Dragons of a Fallen Sun Dragons of a Lost Star Dragons of a Vanished Moon Dragons of Pern Dragons of Eden Harry Potter The Chronicles of Narnia Shannara Chronicles Sword of Shannara Elfstones of Shannara Dragonriders of Pern Fans of the following authors are known to enjoy this young adult fantasy: JRR Tolkien David Eddings Terry Brooks Daniel Arenson Robin Hobb C.S. Lewis R.A. Salvatore Morgan Rice Lindsay Buroker Anne McCaffrey Scott Sigler Christopher Paolini J. K. Rowling Brandon Sanderson Michael J. Sullivan Mark Lawrence Robert Jordan Stephen Donaldson Kevin J. Anderson Andrzej Sapkowski Keywords related to this book: Dragon Books Free, Ya Fantasy Books, Epic Sagas, Young Adults Fantasy Books, Young Adult Bundle And Teen Bundle, Young Adults Books, Popular Series, Young Adults Books, Young Adult Box Set, Fantasy Books For Young Adults, Top Rated Books, Fantasy Omnibus, Epic Fantasy Books , Dragon Books, Wizards, Epic, Omnibus Set, Omnibus Best Books, Essential Reads, Epic Fantasy, Omnibus Bundle, Dragons Books, Young Adult Omnibus, Series Starters, Fantasy Books For Young Adults, Young Adult Series, Adventure Books, Dragon Box Set, Top Rated Teen Fantasy Collection With Dragons, Fantasy Books For Adults, Dragon Books Kids, Young Adults Books, Audiobooks, Fantasy Bundle, Heroine, Hero, For Teenagers, Fantasy Box Sets, Sword And Sorcery, Dragon Omnibus, Dragons Series, Fantasy Box Set, Fantasy Stories, Dragon Series, Series Box Sets Fantasy, Ya Fantasy, Dragons Omnibus, Best Rated Omnibus Young Adult Dragon, Omnibus Collection, Boxed Set, Sci Fi Fantasy Books, Books To Read And Download, Magical Adventures, Top Teens Dragon, Dragons Box Set, Collections & Anthologies, dragonriders, dragon riders, Coming of age fantasy boxed sets, dragon fantasy, dragons and wizards, coming of age books, dragon books series
King Torian's evil is spreading across the realms. Conal and Gwen are hard-pressed to evade Torian's spies and armies while gathering support to combat the evil king's quest for total domination. But they can't do it alone and must seek out the help of dwarves and elves - with unintended consequences. The sudden arrival of dragon-hunters causes some to wonder if the people are filled with madness or if dragons, which were exterminated 150 years ago, might possibly still exist, especially as these fanatics are obsessed with their mission of finding and killing dragons. But why now? What has caused these zealots to abruptly appear, demanding to know where the dragons are? Just when things might be looking up for the rebellion, they discover there are traitors among them. Rune Marked is the second book in the series Dragons of Isentol, a tale of dragons, magic, and a growing rebellion against tyranny. Fans of the following books and series are known to enjoy this epic fantasy series: Dragonlance Chronicles Dragons of Autumn Twilight Dragons of Spring Dawning Dragons of Winter Night Dragons of Summer Flame Dragons of a Fallen Sun Dragons of a Lost Star Dragons of a Vanished Moon Dragons of Pern Dragons of Eden Harry Potter The Chronicles of Narnia Shannara Chronicles Sword of Shannara Elfstones of Shannara Dragonriders of Pern Fans of the following authors are known to enjoy this young adult fantasy: JRR Tolkien David Eddings Terry Brooks Daniel Arenson Robin Hobb C.S. Lewis R.A. Salvatore Morgan Rice Lindsay Buroker Anne McCaffrey Scott Sigler Christopher Paolini J. K. Rowling Brandon Sanderson Michael J. Sullivan Mark Lawrence Robert Jordan Stephen Donaldson Kevin J. Anderson Andrzej Sapkowski Keywords related to this book: Dragon Books Free, Ya Fantasy Books, Epic Sagas, Young Adults Fantasy Books, Young Adult Bundle And Teen Bundle, Young Adults Books, Popular Series, Young Adults Books, Young Adult Box Set, Fantasy Books For Young Adults, Top Rated Books, Fantasy Omnibus, Epic Fantasy Books , Dragon Books, Wizards, Epic, Omnibus Set, Omnibus Best Books, Essential Reads, Epic Fantasy, Omnibus Bundle, Dragons Books, Young Adult Omnibus, Series Starters, Fantasy Books For Young Adults, Young Adult Series, Adventure Books, Dragon Box Set, Top Rated Teen Fantasy Collection With Dragons, Fantasy Books For Adults, Dragon Books Kids, Young Adults Books, Audiobooks, Fantasy Bundle, Heroine, Hero, For Teenagers, Fantasy Box Sets, Sword And Sorcery, Dragon Omnibus, Dragons Series, Fantasy Box Set, Fantasy Stories, Dragon Series, Series Box Sets Fantasy, Ya Fantasy, Dragons Omnibus, Best Rated Omnibus Young Adult Dragon, Omnibus Collection, Boxed Set, Sci Fi Fantasy Books, Books To Read And Download, Magical Adventures, Top Teens Dragon, Dragons Box Set, Collections & Anthologies, dragonriders, dragon riders, Coming of age fantasy boxed sets, dragon fantasy, dragons and wizards, coming of age books, dragon books series
This second edition of the Rough Guide Book of Playlistscontains more than 500 lists of which 50 are new to this edition. The lists are recommendations of ten songs (sometimes a couple more, sometimes a couple less), covering artists (Rufus Wainwright to Thelonius Monk, Al Green to Manu Chao, Glenn Gould to Julie Andrews), genres (Bebop Classics to Reggae Toasters to Punk Originals to Hot Club jazz), songs (10 best Dylan covers; 8 classic versions of Summertime; 10 love songs that don't cloy), quirks and silliness (Songs about Chickens and Insects; Who let the frogs out?; Big Pizza Pie crooners; Take this Job and Shove it!). There's even a literary edge with playlists like '10 songs raved about in Murakami novels'. Each of the Playlists has a nugget about the song (why you want it on your iPod), and a listings of where it's from (remember CDs?).
Traces the origins of the black rage defense in criminal court history In 1971, Paul Harris pioneered the modern version of the black rage defense when he successfully defended a young black man charged with armed bank robbery. Dubbed one of the most novel criminal defenses in American history by Vanity Fair, the black rage defense is enormously controversial, frequently dismissed as irresponsible, nothing less than a harbinger of anarchy. Consider the firestorm of protest that resulted when the defense for Colin Ferguson, the gunman who murdered numerous passengers on a New York commuter train, claimed it was considering a black rage defense. In this thought-provoking book, Harris traces the origins of the black rage defense back through American history, recreating numerous dramatic trials along the way. For example, he recounts in vivid detail how Clarence Darrow, defense attorney in the famous Scopes Monkey trial, first introduced the notion of an environmental hardship defense in 1925 while defending a black family who shot into a drunken white mob that had encircled their home. Emphasizing that the black rage defense must be enlisted responsibly and selectively, Harris skillfully distinguishes between applying an environmental defense and simply blaming society, in the abstract, for individual crimes. If Ferguson had invoked such a defense, in Harris's words, it would have sent a superficial, wrong-headed, blame-everything-on-racism message. Careful not to succumb to easy generalizations, Harris also addresses the possibilities of a white rage defense and the more recent phenomenon of cultural defenses. He illustrates how a person's environment can, and does, affect his or her life and actions, how even the most rational person can become criminally deranged, when bludgeoned into hopelessness by exploitation, racism, and relentless poverty.
"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.
For more than fifty years, the Terran Republic and the Terran League have been killing one another. The death toll has climbed ever higher, year after year, with no end in sight. But the members of the Five Hundred, the social elite of the Republic’s Heart Worlds, don’t care. Rear Admiral Terrence Murphy is a Heart Worlder. His family is part of the Five Hundred. His wife is the daughter of one of the Five Hundred’s wealthiest, most powerful industrialists. His sons and his daughter can easily avoid military service, and political power is his for the taking. There is no end to how high he can rise in the Republic’s power structure. All he has to do is successfully complete a risk-free military “governorship” in the backwater Fringe System of New Dublin without rocking the boat. But the people sending him to New Dublin have miscalculated, because Terrence Murphy is a man who believes in honor. Who believes in duty—in common decency and responsibility. Who believes there are dark and dangerous secrets behind the façade of what “everyone knows.” Terrence Murphy intends to meet those responsibilities, to unearth those secrets, and he doesn’t much care what the Five Hundred want. He intends to put a stop to the killing. Terrence Murphy is coming for whoever has orchestrated fifty-six years of bloodshed and slaughter, and Hell itself is coming with him. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About The Gordian Protocol: “Tom Clancy-esque exposition of technical details . . . absurd humor and bloody action. Echoes of Robert Heinlein . . . lots of exploding temporal spaceships and bodies . . . action-packed . . .” —Booklist “[A] fun and thrilling standalone from Weber and Holo. . . . Time travel enthusiasts will enjoy the moral dilemmas, nonstop action, and crisp writing.”—Publishers Weekly
